Research and experiential education collaboration to focus in the area of aging Toronto, Canada, October 21, 2014 − York University and Revera Inc. are pleased to announce that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a research and education partnership in the area of aging. Their first joint undertaking is the creation of […]
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York University gains new Canada Research Chair and one renewed Canada Research Chair
TORONTO, October 16, 2014 – York University welcomes the appointment of Theodore Noseworthy as its new Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Entrepreneurial Innovation and the Public Good and the renewal of a CRC in Visual-Motor Neuroscience for Douglas Crawford. As a Tier 1 CRC, Crawford will receive $1.4 million over seven years and Noseworthy, a […]
Reminding people of their religious belief system reduces hostility: York U research
TORONTO, Oct 15, 2014 – Few topics can prove more divisive than religion, with some insisting it promotes compassion, selflessness and generosity, and others arguing that it leads to intolerance, isolation and even violence. New research conducted at York University, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, may shed some light on religion’s […]
Pain words stand out more for those experiencing it: York U study
TORONTO, October 3, 2014 – Ache, agony, distress and pain draw more attention than non-pain related words when it comes to people who suffer from chronic pain, a York University research using state-of-the-art eye-tracking technology has found. “People suffering from chronic pain pay more frequent and longer attention to pain-related words than individuals who are […]
Almost one third of Torontonians think taxes should increase: York U study
TORONTO, October 1, 2014 — Almost one in three Torontonians think taxes should increase, compared with only nine per cent of their counterparts in the rest of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), according to survey results published today by York University and the Toronto Star. The telephone survey, conducted over three weeks in August and […]
Doug and Sandra Bergeron expand investment in York University to $10-million
New building to be named the Bergeron Centre for Engineering ExcellenceToronto, ON, September 29, 2014 – York University today announced that Doug and Sandra Bergeron have increased their support of the Lassonde School of Engineering to a record-breaking $10-million. The donation from Doug Bergeron, who graduated from York University with a degree in Computer Science, […]
Doors open at new Hyderabad campus for Schulich’s MBA in India program
TORONTO, Friday, September 26, 2014 – The Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto, Canada today announced the official opening of a new high-tech campus in Hyderabad where close to 50 students have just begun Schulich’s MBA in India program. Approximately 400 government and university officials as well as business leaders from […]
